Archive October 2014

From the studio – another note on process: Recently I have been taking both coloured and black and white snapshots of works in progress and looking at them together. This is proving to be a useful tool in my work process. It came about as a result of looking through an old book on Fauvism and discovering that many […]

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About the work

The work has reached the point where the images take the form of constructed paintings in which the component layers are painted and then assembled on to a surface. I’m intrigued by the contrast between the fluidity of the paint when working these layers and their transformation into hard edged shapes and forms when assembled onto the painted surface. The layers are structured in such a way as to partially conceal the underlying surfaces, constraining what is exposed or what might be revealed.

Works in paper

For some time I've been working on a series exploring facades - primarily building facades. I explore ideas about access and what is hidden or revealed by a facade. I find them tantalising. They invite speculation on the endless human histories and activities which a building has contained over time. Some of the buildings which have inspired my images have been swept away by urban regeneration.